Overshoe for horses.



C. A. MUERRLE.

OVERSHOE FOR HORSES. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, I915.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH c0.. WASHINGTON. n. c,

Patented July 13, 1915;

OVERSHOE FOR HORSES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed February 12, 1915. Serial no. 7,732.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES ARTHUR MUERRLE,of the city of Toronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario,Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOvershoes for Horses; and I hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact descrip tion of the same.

My invention relates to an overshoe for horses which will prevent theslipping of the hoof on the pavement, and the object of my invention isto so construct and arrange this overshoe that while effectivelypreventing the slipping of the hoof it will notinjure the sole or frogthereof.

In carrying out this invention, I use a sole pad of a size and shape tocover the sole of the hoof, and preferably made of a matting of rope orother fibrous material, with the fibrous face thereof exposed to thepavement, and I provide this sole pad with straps or other flexiblemeans by which it can be attached to the hoof.

For an understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a broken side elevation of a hoof with an overshoe attached; and,Fig. 2, is a plan view looking at the bottom of the overshoe.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.

The overshoe consists of two principal integers, viz: a sole pad andconnecting means, the sole pad a being of such a shape and size as tocompletely cover the sole of the hoof b and preferably made of matting,formed of rope or other fibrous material, with the fibers c exposed tothe pavement, and the body or backing d thereof adjacent to the sole ofthe hoof.

The matting being of a flexible and yielding character will readilyconform not only to any irregularity in the surface of the pavement, butwill also conform to the hoof ping of the hoof thereon, and at the sametime cushions the impact ofthe hoof thereon.

Surrounding the sole pad is a projecting band 6, formed with loops 6through which is passed a strap f, by which the overshoe is attached tothe hoof; the strap being so arranged'that it extends around the heel gto prevent the overshoe slipping forward on the hoof, and then threetimes across the toe thereof to preventthe overshoe slipping forward andsidewise; by means of an overshoe of this kind the hoof can be preventedfrom slipping on a glazed pavement, without injury to the soles orfrogs.

To accommodate the heel and toe calks of the horse shoe, a second set ofloops h are provided between the protecting band and the sole pad.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

An overshoe for horses comprising a sole pad completely covering thesole of the hoof and made of matting formed of rope or other fibrousmaterial with the fibers exposed to the pavement and the body or backingadjacent to the sole of the hoof, a protecting band surrounding the solepad and formed with loops, a strap passing through said loops forattaching the overshoe to the hoof, the strap extending around the heelof the hoof to prevent the overshoe slipping forward and three timesacross the toe thereof to prevent it slipping forward and sidewise, anda second set of loops provided between the protecting band andsole padto accommodate the heel and toe calks of a horseshoe.

Toronto, November 20th, 1914:.

CHARLES ARTHUR MUERRLE. Witnesses:

STANLEY RIoHEs, CHAS. H. RroHEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

